Mocha Island is located near the coast of Arauco province, at BioBio Region, Chile, at 34,2 kilometers of Tirua city. The island has 48 square kilometers with a litle mountain at the center; this mountain also has a native forest and it is a protected wild area.
The people at the island are almost all fishermans.
In this island you can find forest, beach, mountain, and if you have time, a little lake.
The only way to get to the island is by an airplane, it cost about $15000, and only one hotel is avaible, but you can stay on a island house, or camp.
A very interesting history it's about a big and dangerous white sperm whale who lives around the island at the begining of XIX century; the hitory says that sperm whale defeat more than 100 hunting attempts.
It was so famous that Herman Melville use as inspiration for his famous novel: Mobi-Dick.
Even today, this sperm whale is famous, all because Herman Melville great-grandson, Richard Melville Hall, also know as Moby.
Back to the island, I can only show you pictures, and you have to make a opinion.
And for the records, I doesn't know the island in person, I'm trying to get some money, and time to visit it, but it's the only place that I really love.
some years ago i stayed on tirua for almost 2 week, and the whole time i want it to go there and i couldn't, from the shore it looks great
ReplyDeletewow it seems to be beautiful, I never heared about that island in my life, i must be a very uninformed person I guest
ReplyDeletesuch a bubble world I had xD
My mom is from Arauco and since I remember, she's always talking about this island~ but I never thought it was SO beautiful :DDD thanks for the pictures!
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